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Aweather :: Aweather (adv.) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to alee; as, helm aweather!.

Binnacle :: Binnacle (n.) A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night..

Gripe :: Gripe (v. i.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm..

Enthelmintha :: Enthelmintha (n. pl.) Alt. of Enthelminthe.

Wyla :: Wyla (n.) A helmeted Australian cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus); -- called also funeral cockatoo.

Hermaphrodite :: Hermaphrodite (n.) An individual which has the attributes of both male and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under Helmi

Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.

Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To cause to surround, to cover..

Aventail :: Aventail (n.) The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.

Beaver :: Beaver (n.) That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise) that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink..

Sallet :: Sallet (n.) A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced during the 15th century..

Unhelmet :: Unhelmet (v. t.) To deprive of the helmet.

Swamp :: Swamp (v. t.) Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.

Whelming :: Whelming (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whel.

Helm :: Helm (v. t.) To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.

Burgonet :: Burgonet (n.) A kind of helmet.

Galeated :: Galeated (a.) Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with a helmet..

Tack :: Tack (v. t.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward nearly at right angles to her former course..

Helmet :: Helmet (n.) The upper part of a retort.

Demersion :: Demersion (n.) The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in water..

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